Many homeowners wonder how to build a pond in their garden or on their property. Pond building and landscaping ponds can be a fun project for any do-it-yourselfer. If you have the space available, digging a large pond can take quite a bit of time and effort. But if you choose carefully and design your pond to match your existing landscaping, it can bring you years of enjoyment.

One of the best parts of a garden pond is the addition of rocks and natural materials to provide privacy and enhance the beauty of your landscape. Before adding any rocks or other landscaping features to your garden pond, consider where they will be placed in relation to other elements in your yard and around the water filter. For instance, the position of small stones placed next to larger ones may seem appealing, but they could cause ripples that wash away some smaller stones and prevent water from going through to the filter. Rocks placed too close to the edge or ones that are too big around the water filter may also create a mess as they wash along the edges or float on top of the water.

When digging the hole for your pond liner, keep in mind that the water level of a garden pond is only a few inches below the top of the liner. This is especially true if you are using a gravel liner. If your liner is made of concrete or other impervious materials, it may be necessary to add concrete to reach the desired level. After the liner has been added, smooth the rocks and boulders with a small garden rake to level the area between the liner and the pond liner.

Many gardeners use natural filtration systems for their ponds. These can range from a simple birdbath, natural fountains or even plants to provide a little bit of natural filtration to your water feature. Adding plants can help to improve the aesthetics as well as provide some benefits to your natural filtration. The trick is to select plants that are not too extreme and that will provide some relief to your pond.

Some common plants for natural filtration include bluestrips, clematis, cattails and may flowers. There are other plants that are designed to be incorporated into a pond design, including stones, pebbles and wooden piles. Stones and pebbles are an excellent addition to a garden or natural water feature as they will provide a place for fish to rest. Wood piles can provide a great place to swim as well. However, there are limits to how much a garden can hold, so careful consideration needs to be exercised before adding any types of plant beds.

Building a pond in your garden bed involves first creating a suitable water depth. Once this has been established, you can then choose whether to create a pond or a swimming hole. To create a pond you will need to dig a hole of sufficient size and depth and then add suitable vegetation and stones to your garden bed. You can either add the vegetation directly to your existing pond or integrate it into the existing pond by means of a skimmer net or by using a liner.

The process of incorporating vegetation into a garden pond is relatively straight forward, although a little care should be taken to ensure that the specific plant types do not compete with each other. To avoid a situation where too many different varieties of vegetation crowd the water you should introduce a little pond netting, which should be placed about a foot below the surface level. This will ensure that any uninvited plants and stones are kept out of your little pond. If you have a little pond already in place this will ensure that any additional growth is restricted to a smaller area and this in turn will prevent the overcrowding that could occur if the amount of vegetation in your garden was too great.

Once you have planted your vegetation and have the pond liner in place you should be able to enjoy watching your little creations develop. Although a garden pond can provide a lot of pleasure and relaxation in its own right, it also offers a number of benefits. One such benefit is the fact that it acts as a natural water filter, removing harmful elements from the air that are present in your local atmosphere. In addition to this it will also provide some much needed shade for your garden, especially if your backyard has a hot summer climate. Installing a pond liner in your garden pond will not only provide these direct benefits but also act as a good preventative measure against algae and other wood destroying organisms.